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@..@...... a roaring depth reduced to a gentle @@..@.@@..
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@@..@..@.. not reaching. ...@@@..@.
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@.@@..@..@ but the body has limits, the barrier is .....@@@..
..@@@..@.. impermanent, and exhaustion unlocks it. .....@.@@.
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@...@@@..@ with closed eyes and a fractured self, @......@.@
@@..@.@@.. the shooting star on it's way to the @@.......@
.@@...@@@. dark lake, .@@......@
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...@@@..@. sometimes they're people, ...@@@....
...@.@@... sometimes there's birds, ...@.@@...
.....@@@.. but there's always a warm alien embrace. .....@@@..
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.......@@@ and this time they hit shore. @@.....@@@
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